ZIP Code 48847

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Gratiot County, Michigan.

Population: 5,773
Median household income: $63,967
Median home value: $164,400

ZIP Code 48847 (Gratiot County, Michigan) is home to about 5,773 residents. The median household income of $63,967 is above the Gratiot County median ($61,128).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 48847's population held roughly steady from 5,811 to 5,773, while its median gross rent rose 11.9% from $732 to $819.

22.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 79.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,773
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $63,967
Median home value: $164,400
Median gross rent: $819
Housing units: 2,490
Homeownership rate: 79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,8115,773

Median household income

$52,500$63,967

Median home value

$104,100$164,400

Median gross rent

$732$819

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,811	$52,500	$104,100	$732
2020	5,526	$53,609	$106,500	$717
2021	5,578	$57,250	$119,400	$679
2022	5,599	$61,809	$146,200	$742
2023	5,773	$63,967	$164,400	$819

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	383	6.6%
5 to 17	821	14.2%
18 to 24	641	11.1%
25 to 34	733	12.7%
35 to 44	657	11.4%
45 to 54	682	11.8%
55 to 64	927	16.1%
65 to 74	479	8.3%
75 and over	450	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,188	89.9%
Black or African American	24	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	57	1.0%
Asian	1	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	37	0.6%
Two or more races	144	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	322	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.3%

High school graduate36.6%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	365	9.3%
High school graduate	1,437	36.6%
Some college or associate's	1,243	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	636	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	247	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone86.3%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit1.9%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,571	86.3%
Carpooled	161	5.4%
Public transit	56	1.9%
Walked	45	1.5%
Bicycle	32	1.1%
Worked from home	106	3.6%
Other means	9	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	935	32.5%
15 to 29 min	942	32.8%
30 to 44 min	503	17.5%
45 to 59 min	353	12.3%
60+ min	141	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 12.5% (713 of 5,719)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,496	65.0%
Nonfamily households	805	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,301	92.4%
Vacant	189	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,826	79.4%
Renter-occupied	475	20.6%

1-unit, detached79.4%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units4.1%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,977	79.4%
1-unit, attached	46	1.8%
2 to 4 units	142	5.7%
5 to 19 units	64	2.6%
20 or more units	101	4.1%
Mobile home & other	160	6.4%

ZIP Code 48847

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